Lock for closures of burial vaults



Aug. 7, w23'.

F. L. WHARTENBY LOCK FOR` CLOSURESOF BURIAL VAULTS "Filednune 16. 2 sheetslsneet 1 Aug. 7, 1923. v HA64A58 F. L.. WHARTENBY LOCK FOR CLOSURES OF BURIAL VAULTS Filed June '16, 1921 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 To all LU/wm it may concmi la citizen of thevllnited States, "residing at e Upper Sandusk in the county-of Wyandot cannot be withdrawn.V The present inven-4 FRANK LESLIEY WHARTENBY,

,LOCK-T FDR. CLOSURES I Application fil-er1y June 16, v

Be it known that I, FRANK L. VHARrnivBY,

and State rof hio, haveinven'ted vcertain new anduseful Improvements in Looks for Closures of Burial Vaults, of whichA the followinglis a specification.

This invention relatesto nieansfor lockel ing the closures of burial vaults and has Jfor its objectthe provision of a simple mechan nism by the use of which the closure will be eectually sealed when locked in kplace and y,

tion' seeks particularly tol simplify the conf Ystruction of the mechanism disclosed in Letf ters Patent, No. 1,288,455, granted to me,v

' body;

Fig. 3 1s a similar view showing the parts 'in the nal .locked position; Fig. 4 is a similar view showing the partsV arranged in their initial positions to permit the insertion of the closure into the open endof the vault kwith the bolt iframes re-f tracted so as to clear the flange. Y In the drawings, the reference numeral 1. indicates the end of a vault body having the i usual sealing flange 2 therein and 3 indicates 1921. sena; NQ. 478,094..

'Shaft s which is provided 'at its Outer and.. 'iwi/th an angular extension or stem 9 adapted to be engaged bya wrench or other turning tool 10 and is provided at its inner end with a reduced stem or extension 11 upon which is secured a pinion 12. This pinionis illusfN 'trated fas provided with anV internallyy threaded bore or hub engaging -external threads on the extension or stein l1 and held thereon so as to turn therewith by lock Anuts 13. The base of `the stern or extension,

11 immediately adjacent the end `of the main portion of the shaft 8 is smooth, as

Vshown at 14, and upon lthis smooth portion of .the sternV is mounted a disc or base platefl having straight sided lugs or ribs 16 uponfits inner face, these lugs or ribs being disposedl tangentially relative to the pinion 12 and spaced therefrom to form guides Vfor the "racks 17 at the inner ends of the bolts, `guid ing flanges 18 being vformed on the bolts atv thesides oi' the racks to tit betweenthe outer side of the pinion and the inner face or" the vdisc and thereby prevent the racksfalling inwardlyv from the disc. e It will be readily noted, more particularly upon referencev to f Figs. 2, 3 and l, that the racks 17 are eif-V fectually held in place and guided by the pinion, the flange 18 and the rib or projection 16, so that the operative engagement of vthey racks with the pinionv will-be main- .tainedat alltimes. The racks and pinion are so relatively proportioned thatia quar- 'ter turn of the pinion will movethe racks outwardly so that the bolts will be engaged withA the sealing flange of the vault body Aand when the bolts are retracted so as to V,clear the flange and permit theV insertion of the closure which is adapted -to seat against fthe closure the end of each rack will be` in the said flangel within the open endgof the body, a gasket 4 of leadvor other 'suitable material being placed against the outer side y of the flange to prevent Vleakage when the closure is locked in place.V The door or clofy sure 3 is provided at its center with an Vopening 5 and upon its outer side concentric with said opening is secured an internally threadf ed ferrule or barrel `6. AT-shaped studs or keepers'? are provided at intervals on the inner side of the closure adj acenttheedges thereof and are so located thatthey will lier close to the flange 2 when the closure is in place in the open end of the vault, the heads of the keepers being disposed inwardly beyond the flange, as .clearly shown. vWithin the barrel or errule 6, I loosely mount a juxtaposition to the inner side and flange of a meetingy rack, The bolts consist each of the inner member 19 upon which the rack is formed and the outer end of which is ofi'-v jframe .is constructed with a plurali-ty fof orksQt which a1"e""z`idaptedy to` engage the Tshaped studs or keepers 7, the branches of the fork passing atropposite sides ofthe 5 shank of the Vkeeper and engaging under the head of the same,fa`s`will"be Vreadily iin-- -derstood At dametrically `oppositeA points of the disc- 915. 011th@ .inner fac@ thereof, I- Provide Tof whichis rivetedtothe inner side oi: 'the ficlosure;asinwieedfapzt Uitl-1bn@ of the bolt frames 22, provide a locking pocket `farfIn' 30 o ffth rameand parallel' flanges 31 on thef'side edges of said'arm. A locki'ng SPrie`32 is Seclredpon' thezstem 11: by the 420 vlo'cknuts 'lfandihas'its 'tree end in' posi- 1 tion to engage Within v tliesaid pocket 28 "and abut the transverse'flange29. vThe mechanism also `includes a capnut 33 which `.is constructedwitha socket Sein its :inner Y endfadalpted Ato''tit/"over the angular lstem 9 l and is externally threaded to engagethe internal'threads of 'the 4`i'errulev or barrel 6,'

`2,* asv clearly shown in'Fig; if The bolts are b eveled''on theiionteifedges 4 at their extremities, Vas indicated' at 37,' and are ysupported in spaced relation to the closure/by 'lugsorfrestsL 3 8 on the outer sides of the" bolts. 'After the closure has been placed" within the pen; ad. of the van @mitsamt 4thegafsket 4i, the-handle 1'0 isengaged upon the stem Y9and a quarter turnimpartedto the shat'S 7izvhereb'y the pinion l2' will'be turned' through'its engagement with the racks 17 will; pte-ject menons' s@ um' the endsy thereof will 'eXtendQovertheinner side of the flane'eQ, as 'Shown in Eig- The `handle' lO'isthen 'withdrawn'irm the VStein 9 i and` thii' nut' 33 iS engaged" in the. @11d Vofthe erruleor b arrel16` so that the inner end zof the @animi/u1' bei against the @outer end of the shaft '8 aronntlthe baseof the .stem 9. The handle 10.1is then engaged' the fCaP 'init iS IOtiited; whereupon "it 1:vill r'i'de Yilrwardly in vthe 1ferrule"' o'r barrel thringh yits threaded engagement ytherewith and @willpush the shat'lcV inwardly, as will be readily 'understood onreference to lFig. 3. This inward'sl'iding'movement of the shaft will, .0f cette@ Carry the dis@ Y l5 and all the parts mounted upon Vthe stem ll of the .shaftinwardl-y away from the door orclosure 3 Y andV the outer'portions of the Vboltswillroeliipontheir pivotal connections 23vwith the inner portions of the bolts, the

Vouter extremities"of` thebolts bearing -upon the sealing' flange Qgas a uflcruni and, by

'their engagement with f the headsotthe `keepers '7 drawing the closure intofirrnl contact f'withthe'gasket 9a-nd compressinglthe 1 same sothatthe vault will behermetically sealed :and an air and liquid-tight jointproduced'. When the loo-ltsf'arein the'irretrazcty ed positions, the 'free end of the "flocking spr`ing`32 wil-l'bear upon the flange -29vbut i when the `bolts lare*k proj ected, thish'ifl'ange '29 will ride under andlo'eyond the end offthe springwhich will then slip into the pocket 728 produced by said flangev and the Vflanges:31

and will abut the finnersideof saidflfange," as shownin Figs; Zand 3, `so that' theibolts cannot then be retracted andthe-vaultwiilh consequently, be rendered` burglar proof.

twi-ll :be readily noted the fQregoing description-,'takenin connection `with the accompanying drawings, that I' have produceday very simple structure which may be Vvery easily voperated :and j by thefiise"v of which the vault maybe rapidlyfclosed, j,and, "when closed, "will 'be effectually. sealed and will 'resist 'all tamperingltl'ierewith."" i 'l '5 v`Havingthus. (described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

f -ljThe 'combination of aggrave v ault'haw ing a sealing langefon its'inner side around yits' entrance opening, a closure adapted'to lit Within Said openin'gand against Said flange, an internallyV threadedbarrel secured upon ed loosely said barreha boltA support. carried 'by said shaft vat theinnei'fs'ide ofthe closure', a plurality of jointed bolts mounted on said support and adapted to engagefthe innerside of 'the said Hangefintereng 'ging .members on' the shaiftand tlfie` bolts whereby .turning ofthe shaft will project thefbolts,

keepers" on the' closure enga'gdfby the ybolts near their outer ends, and acapI initito `en` ses@ the ntrnellytheddbalrelfhdbear. against 'the onter end of 'tlie`said v:s liv'aft cause the same to ride inwardly' 'inthe l bar- Vreland move'the shaft and the boltsnpp'o'rt thereon inwardly away frornfthe clos fOCk the Outer PQrtiOfnS ofthe, bolts forth, 'the combination of a closure, a shaft mounted therein: f fi, f Sliding andi tirlf '11s movement, a bolt support on theshafrt'at *the outer face of theelosure, a shaftinount Y the inner side of the closure and movable inwardly from thev closure with the shaft, a pinion fixed to said shaft at the inner Y side of said support, guiding ribs on said support disposed tangentially with respect to the pinion and in spaced relation thereto, andloclring bolts provided at their inner ends with racks meshing with said pinion and disposed between the pinion and the respective guiding ribs, said racks being provided withrlongitudinal guiding flanges engaging between the support and the outer side of the pinion. l l

3. In mechanism for the purpose set forth, the combination of a closure, a bolt f support,V means carried by the closure for moving said support inwardly away from the closure, a pluralityof bolts mounted upon said support, means for projecting the bolts7 a pocket on the'inner side of Yone of the bolts, and a locking spring at the inner side of the bolts carried by themeans for projecting lthe bolts and having its free end arranged to ride over the outer end.

vthe closure, means carried by` they closure for moving said support inwardly away from the closure, leaf springs secured upon the closure radially beyond the bolt support and having their free ends bearing upon the inner face of said support, and a plu- Y* rality of bolts carried by said support.'V Y

nV testimony whereof IA aiiiX my 4signa-y ture. Y

. FRANK LESLIE WHARTENBY. .[L.s.] 

